shrimp turning white

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mikefung

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i just noticed my RCS's body (carapace??) is turning white, what is this supposed to mean? molting or dying? thanks for the replies





 
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I've never actually seen a RCS moult- although, I have seen the shed skins. If the body looks cloudy the shrimp is sick with a bacteria infection.

Some shrimp change colours. I have one Caridina Propinqua that was Orange when I got her- she is now brown. Been brown for weeks- started as spots- the spots spread... eventually changed colour completely.
 

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Could be either but if the tank and its occupants are generally healthy it's probably preparing to molt.
 

mikefung

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just updated the first post with pics. just hope they are not dying on me just yet.... they were quite hard to find here lol
 

Wycco

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She's developing eggs. She's "saddled."
 

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yuppers! In about 20 days or so the eggs will be transferred to her swimerettes where they will be turned by her constantly for another 3 weeks before they hatch. Congrats!
 

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congrats. Thats the lucky saddle. Sometimes it has a greenish color also.
 

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good day folks, 2 of my shrimps gave birth to 4 shrimplets as of my last visible count hehe, 3 are showing signs of pregnancy (the white ones i reported) and hope to build a big colony, however, can someone please identify this thing thats really bothering me? its like a spider or an insect, i poked it with a chopstick and it moved! i thought it was just a dead spider that fell on my tank. i spotted 2 of these things and i really want to kill it now! thanks a lot

 
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